I felt a little let down when I read Live Science‘s list of Top 10 Unexplained Phenomenon because it included such broad and well-known topics as:
I also felt disappointed because the list did not include crop circles and orbs.
However, when I got to Number 10, I felt a jolt of delight because they actually did list something I had never heard of before.
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There have been so many strange going-ons at Bent … on Coffee and Wine that paranormal investigators Pacific Coast Paranormal were called in to this Conejo Valley California shop.
A door that has to be locked to hold it shut keeps popping opened, a nickel fell from the ceiling, employees feel breathing on the back of their necks, lights go on and off, doorknobs rattle, and floorboards squeak. Scariest of all, a refrigerator moved three feet to block the back exit!
The paranormal investigation turned up the silhouette of a man dressed in a 1880s style overcoat. Psychic Nelson has named him William. He’s a 30-something young man who appears to be enthralled with the waitresses at Bent on … Coffee and Wine. There’s also another ghost named Walter, a patron who died more recently.
For a hellish photo, check out the Venture County Star‘s article Thousand Oaks shop hires ghost detection team.
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If you simply must have a haunted house, fly over to the United Kingdom because their most haunted house is for sale.
People have reported seeing a nun with blood dripping from her hands (eek!!!), a woman standing at the end of their bed (EEEK!), and a dead man hanging from a tree in the yard (double eek!).
If it was me, I would have nothing to do with this house.
However, the seller must consider it valuable since the asking price is $600,000, according to the Toronto Sun article, Most haunted house in England up for sale.
In my opinion, it has a profound historical value since Edward the Confessor, King of England owned it in 1042, the beginning of his reign. (I assume he was called “the Confessor” since he had a reputation for being saintly and thus must have spent a lot of time in church confessing his sins.)
The house was also owned by another king of England – William the Conquerer who, interestingly enough, conquered Edward the Confessor and took up residence in Edward’s house from 1066 to 1084.
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One of my grade school girlfriends told me that after she bought and moved into an old house in my home town, she began to hear strange noises. It sounded as if someone else lived in the house with her. However, there was no one there. She heard a rocking chair moving back and forth and the rustling of papers.
My friend told me that at first she felt frightened and angry that the real estate agent told her nothing about the house being haunted.
As she continued to live in the house, she became more comfortable with the sounds. She says she has made peace with the ghost in the house.
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By Associated Press
1:47 PM CDT, June 9, 2010
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (AP) — The Alexander Inn in Oak Ridge will be inspected by two paranormal investigation groups this summer.
The inn, also known as the Guest House, was used by notable figures during the Manhattan Project when Oak Ridge was known as “the secret city” while the atomic bomb was developed.
The two groups are the Tennessee Division Office of Paranormal Studies, based out of Crossville and Chattanooga, and Secret City Paranormal, headed by Oak Ridge area residents Scott McGill and Greg Murr.
According to The Oak Ridger newspaper, speculation has endured that the inn is haunted.
The Office of Paranormal Studies will do its investigation at the end of this month, the Secret City group in late July.
Who ya gonna call? 2 ghosthunters groups to inspect ‘secret city’ inn
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Information from: The Oak Ridger, http://www.oakridger.com
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This is a selection on ghosts and orbs from independent paranormal investigator Robert Kreuk:
In the paranormal community a belief in ghosts is pretty common place. If they are, or if they have a connection to, “orbs” seems to be divided.
He also says that:
“If we are to prove the existence of either of these phenomena, if that is indeed the point of the investigations, our measuring equipment may need a facelift. Hauntings are not a modern phenomena, but over the years our equipment has changed and improved, so if we were to improve our devices to detect something more, or something else, maybe we’ll be able to shut the book on ghosts and orbs once and for all.”
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Here’s a quote from Sue Shipley’s blog on her first experience contacting the dead. You can read the whole post by clicking on the link below the quote.
It tells the story of how Sue went to her first Psychic Development class. It happened to be led by a spiritualist, a person who believes the dead are easily accessible.
During the class meditation, Sue saw information that made no sense to her. However, another woman in the class explained that Sue had contacted the woman’s grandmother.
This is Sue’s conclusion:
There it was. So easy! In that tiny living room in rural Northumberland, I had my first interaction with the spirit world. Sheila’s mother had visited. There was no fanfare, no misty visions, just a simple picture – a snap shot of life to let Sheila know that her mother was there.
Quick Brown Fox: The Spooky Art of Psychic Development, by Sue Shipley
I like this story because it shows how an ordinary person can learn how to contact the spirit world with just a little bit of guidance. Of course, the ability to contact the spirit world is just one of many psychic talents a person can develop.
Carol Chapman
Copyright 2008 Carol Chapman
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